CorelDraw® Help

FAQ

What if I don't own CorelDraw®?

We can accept art from vector programs. Another common
vector program is Adobe Illustrator®.

What version of CorelDraw® should
I use?

We can use files from versions 5-13.

Can I use patterns from CorelDraw® in
my art work?

No. Most of the patterns that come with CorelDraw® do
not work with our screen printing process. Patterns are ok for Digital Transfers.

Can I use a clip art from
the CorelDraw® library in my artwork?

Yes, for digital transfers. No, for screen printed transfers.
Most of the CorelDraw® clipart is made with many process
colors and shapes. These cliparts must be drastically simplified to
work with our process.

Can I use any font I want
from my computer in my art?

Yes, as long as all of the text created with that font is converted
to curves when you send it to us.

Converting
to Curves

To Convert Block
Typefaces Using CorelDraw®:

With your art ungrouped,
select all the type, convert it to curves by selecting "Arrange/Convert
to Curves". The keyboard shortcut is "Ctrl+Q". Note that script
typestyles will need to be welded instead of converted to curves.
See your user's manual for instructions.

To Convert Block Typefaces Using Adobe Illustrator®:
With your art ungrouped, select all the type, convert it to curves by selecting "Type/Create Outlines".
The keyboard shortcut is "Ctrl+Shift+O".

For Script fonts you
should weld the type to prevent the script from breaking apart
into pieces.

Saving
Files

In CorelDraw® use
the Save or Save as when saving your art. In other software
you may have to use the Export or Save as command to find the
file type you need to save the file as.Video tutorial
on how to rename a file in windows.

Patterns
and Halftones

All halftones will be set to 30 dots per inch. Halftone
fades will be rebuilt in CorelDraw® using spot colors. We
will try to maintain the appearance of your fades but this is
not always possible. You will be notified of any necessary changes
before production begins.

Note: If your art has halftone
fades and you want them as is, your art will have to be produced
as digitaltransfers.

Bitmaps
and Jpegs

All bitmaps, jpegs, tiffs, and gifs are pixel based. This means
they are made up a hundreds of dots(pixels) to make the image.
We can only output pixel based images as Digital Transfers. To use
bitmaps for screen printed transfers we redraw from what you
send and create vector art(shapes) that we can output for our
process.

TIP: If you have very clean
black and white line art you can scan it at 600 dpi, save
it as a tiff and trace it into a vector using CorelTrace
if you own CorelDraw. CorelTrace comes with CorelDraw. Another
common tracing program is Adobe Streamline. Tracing DOES
NOT work on full color bitmaps only trace black and white
line art with no shading in it.